Category Archives: Comware5

Change switch branding from H3C to HP

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Peter Debruyne

If you still have some original H3C branded switches in your network, it is possible to re-brand them to HP, so they will be recognized as the HP counter-part of the H3C model. To change the brand, use the brand … Continue reading →

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Comware5: Send test SNMP traps and syslog messages

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

When configuring a network device to be managed by an NMS such as HP IMC, you may want to send some test syslog or snmp traps to verify the correct operation of your settings. You can generate traps/logs by triggering … Continue reading →

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HP Networking and Cisco CLI Reference Guide

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Jeff Carrell

New to HP Networking products? Know Cisco IOS CLI and now work with HPN products? Or know Comware (from previous 3Com/H3C days) and now also work with HPN ProVision products? Or know HPN ProVision and now work with Comware? And … Continue reading →

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Provision support for IRF MAD LACP Split brain detection

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

When you use IRF to group multiple Comware switches into 1 logical device, it is generally recommended to enable some split brain detection (split brain happens when all the stacking links are down). For the MAD LACP method, only Comware … Continue reading →

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Comware IRF: L2 MAC Address roaming

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

IRF is used on Comware switches (and some routers as well now) to virtualize 2 or more devices as 1 virtual device. This is a very convenient way to simplify the network setup and management. Although IRF is very easy … Continue reading →

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Comware5 ISSU: Unknown (manual procedure)

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

Remember to read the basic ISSU article first: https://abouthpnetworking.com/2014/03/24/comware5-issu-basics/ In the previous post we have seen the: compatible ISSU: https://abouthpnetworking.com/2014/03/24/comware5-issu-compatible/ incompatible ISSU: https://abouthpnetworking.com/2014/03/24/comware5-issu-incompatible/ In this article, we will look at the detailed steps of the Unknown ISSU.

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Comware5 ISSU: Incompatible

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

Remember to read the basic ISSU article first: https://abouthpnetworking.com/2014/03/24/comware5-issu-basics/ In the previous post we have seen the compatible ISSU type. https://abouthpnetworking.com/2014/03/24/comware5-issu-compatible/ In this article, we will look at the detailed steps of the Incompatible ISSU.

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Comware5 ISSU: Compatible

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

In the previous post we have seen the overview of ISSU types. https://abouthpnetworking.com/2014/03/24/comware5-issu-basics/ In this article, we will look at the detailed steps of the Compatible ISSU.

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Comware5 ISSU: Basics

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

In this article we will review the ISSU options on Comware5 devices. ISSU stands for In Service Software Update and the goal is to minimize downtime during firmware updates. This article applies only to Comware5 devices (Comware7 has many more … Continue reading →

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HP Unified Wireless : New features for R3507/R2607

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

The HP Unified Wireless portfolio has received a serious firmware update, the 830 and 870 series  have been updated with release R3507P14 (830) and R2607P14(870) now.

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HP Unified Wireless controller : 870 released

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

New high-end controller appliance Busy day today it seems for HP Networking product launches. Next to the 5900CP datacenter switch, HP has also released the 870 Unified Wireless controller today.

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HP Unified Wireless controller : Scheduled SSID enable and disable

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

Introduction I recently saw a question on the HP support forums if it is possible to schedule a WLAN to be online/offline using the controller:

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Comware7 IRF MAD LACP : New selection method !

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

Most people working with IRF will be aware of the MAD (Multiple Active (Master) Detection) process. In this article we will review the operation of MAD LACP on Comware5 and the changes in the implementation for Comware7 devices.

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Comware Portal Redirect for BYOD use

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

With the HP UAM BYOD Module, any new device will need to be onboarded (registered) to the network. This onboarding process may include 1 or more steps: Link the device to a User account : Requires access to BYOD Portal … Continue reading →

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Openflow 1.3.1 arrives on Comware5 !

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Peter Debruyne

Openflow support has been available for the 5900 Comware7 devices since late 2013, but now it has arrived on the first Comware5 device as well !

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